Topic: 1970 AC vent dissassembly/reassembly question for restoration

[J_Speegle]

Evaporust would take too much to fill trough big enough to the to do job so I decided not to even consider it.  My reconsider vice gel vs liquid.  My other big issuebis stripping bthe paint so I will get after that with liqued stripper but hard to find a good stripper now days with all the laws etc... There's a joke in there somewhere 😁
I'll probably clear the backside once rust is chemically removed reagrdless of how it all comes off then oil all the little cracks and crevices.  Thanks for all the feedback. 

Sometimes just talking things through helps allot

Glad we can help

[ninedrvr]

Good Afternoon All,

Question on disassembly of AC vents for 70 Mach 1.  I am prepping things for Vacuum Ornametal and do not know how to take the side AC vents apart for rechrome of the round vent edges.

Thanks,
Dan in Kansas

Did you end up sending them out and if so how did they turn out?

[AJ]

I realize this is an old thread but i wanted to share my recent experience using evaporust on lower dash.  What worked well for was laying paper towels that were saturated with evaporust on the areas of the lower dash that i wanted to derust.   Then use thin polyfilm , like 1 mil thick or so, over the saturated paper towels to prevent evaporation.  Periodically remove the plastic and reapply a bit more evaporust by brush then cover with plastic.  The idea is to maintain dwell time of the evaporust.   The soaked paper towels conform easily to the irregular shapes.  And the plastic cohesively bonds to the saturated paper towels. 

[J_Speegle]

AJ thanks for sharing your experiences. No problem adding these to older threads. Works out better in the long run rather than having tips, tricks and experiences spread across multiple threads and post

[BHStang]

When I did mine I put screws back in and added some JB weld to really make sure they were not coming back out.  For stripping I did low pressure walnut shell and then cleaned with a soft brass brush.